Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Old Fortunatus

Dekker, Thomas, published 1600 · romance · Adult Professional;Professional

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TitleOld Fortunatus
AuthorDekker, Thomas
Publication year (edition)1600
Genre (British Drama)romance
Genre group (comparison)romance — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 162 · edition 364 · TCP A20076 · DEEP 283
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1599 [Nov 9-30, payment]
First performance (BritDrama)1599 [Dec]
Company (BritDrama)Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men
Company (Annals)Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men
Theaterbefore the Court;
Title-page companyAdmiral's (Nottingham's) Men
PrinterStafford, Simon
PublisherAspley, William
FormatQuarto
STC6517
Greg162a
Genre (Annals)Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)Romance
BritDrama no.1217
Title pageTHE Pleasant Comedie of Old Fortunatus.
Title-page performance noteAs it was plaied before the Queenes Maiestie this Christmas, by the Right Honourable the Earle of Nottingham, Lord high Admirall of England his Seruants.
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10–37481unassignedARe you then traveling to the temple of Eliza? even to her temple are my feeble limbs traveling. Some call her…
238–87487T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe0.71Now i'll beg for thee too: and yet I need not: Her sacred hand hath evermore been known, As soon held out to s…
388–121526T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions0.68Why so, two fools laugh at one another, I at my little tattle gammer echo, and she at me. Shortly there will c…
4122–189520T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions0.79Most powerful Queen of chance dread sovereigness. No more: curse on: your cries to me are Music, And fill the …
5190–257500T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions0.76This travel now expires: yet from this circle, Where I and these with fairy troops abide, Thou canst not stir,…
6258–329564unassignedStay, Fortunatus, once more hear me speak, If thou kiss wisdoms cheek and make her thine, she'll breathe into …
7330–349486T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions0.79Thy latest words confine thy destiny, Thou shalt spend ever, and be never poor: For proof receive this purse: …
8350–390524unassigneday, master, and we are both forsworn, as all such wooden knights be, for we both took an oath (mary it was not…
9391–404483T37 Riches, poverty and covetousness0.80'tis not the crabtree faced world neither that makes mine sour Her gifts toys: well brother virtue, we have le…
10405–439509unassignedSo is not Shadow: I am out of my wits, to see fat gluttons feed all day long, whilst I that am lean, fast ever…
11440–490503unassignedShadow: I'll try thine ears, hark dost rattle? Yes, like three blue Beans in a blue bladder, rattle bladder, r…
12491–552487T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions0.86servants of this bright devil & that poor Saint. Apply your talk whilst you are labouring: To make your pains …
13553–619506T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions0.81Not all, i'll wander once more through the world: Wisdom I know hath with her blessed wings Fled to some bosom…
14620–683489T17 Eastern conquest: Persians, Turks and so0.76Art thou that Fortunatus, whose great name, Being carried in the Chariot of the winds, Has filled the Courts o…
15684–746480unassignedLeave us alone: never was mortal ear Acquainted with the virtue of a jewel, Which now i'll show, (outvaluing a…
16747–780470unassignedShadow? what have I lost today at dice? More than you will win again in a month. Why sir, how much comes it to…
17781–813488unassignedIn despite of sway-bellies, gluttons, & sweet mouthed Epicures, I'll have thee maintain a Paradox in commendat…
18814–849487unassignedIf your wits be not planet strucken, if your brains lie in their right place, you are well enough; for your bo…
19850–906472unassignedWhy, sir, are there other heavens in other countries? Peace, interrupt him not upon thy life. For still in all…
20907–962490T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions0.80Thou art no son of Fortune, but her slave: Thy Cedar hath aspired to his full height. Thy Sun like glory hath …
21963–1001495unassignedFather, your choice was care, the gift divine. It had been so, if riches had been mine. But hath this golden v…
221002–1025491T1 Death, grief and revenge0.72I bear it? I touched it not. Nor I: a leaden slumber priest mine eyes. Whether it were lead or lattin that has…
231026–1066475unassignedI shall never fadge with the humour because I cannot lie. Thou dolt, we'll visit all the kings courts in the w…
241067–1125481unassignedI'll gaze on heaven if Agrippine be there: If not: Fa, La, la, Sol, la, etc. O, call this madness in, see from…
251126–1144489unassignedNot so, for when her soul steals into her heart, and her heart leaps up to her eyes, and her eyes drop into he…
261145–1166476unassignedmethinks it is. methinks 'tis more than tyranny. So think not I: for as there is no reason to hate any that lo…
271167–1225502unassignedThe Ruby-coloured portals of her speech Were closed by mercy: but upon her eye, (Attired in frowns) sat murder…
281226–1271496unassigned'tis strange I must confess, but in this pride, His Father Fortunatus (if he live) Consumes his life in Cyprus…
291272–1337507unassignedThe day grows old, & what remains unspent, Shall be consumed in banquets, Agrippine, Leave us a while, if Ande…
301338–1378512unassignedArt sure of this? How didst thou drive it out? Fear not his waking yet, I made him drink That soporiferous jui…
311379–1432525unassignedNot a stick of wood? Some child of envy has buzzed this stratagem into the king's ear, of purpose to disgrace …
321433–1487506unassignedI'll go hence, because you send me: but i'll go weeping hence, for grief that I must turn villain as many do, …
331488–1510494T48 Addressing a lady: love, desire and inti0.89Talk not you of satisfaction, this is some recompense that I have you, 'tis not the purse I regard: put if off…
341511–1568511unassignedS'hart now I am worse than ere I was before: For half the world I would not have her die. Here's neither sprin…
351569–1630511T35 Fools, wit and railing0.71Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, laugh, laugh in scorn, Who's that fool? the fool, he wears a horn. Virtue stand aside, moc…
361631–1691493T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions0.78O, retransform me to a glorious shape, And I will learn how I may love to hate her. I cannot retransform thee,…
371692–1732501T3 Sickness, physic and doctors0.65Some soul is damned in hell for this black deed. I have the purse safe, and anon your grace Shall hear this wo…
381733–1775485unassignedHa, ha, ha, she's sped, I warrant. Peace, Shadow, buy any pippins, buy. Peeps féene, féene Tamasco apples. Cam…
391776–1837502unassignedO, how I grieve, to see him thus transformed? Yet from the circles of my jealous eyes, He shall not start, til…
401838–1884498T3 Sickness, physic and doctors0.82So thou wilt bear her far from England sight, Enjoy thy wishes. Lock me in some cave, Where staring wonders ey…
411885–1912478T3 Sickness, physic and doctors0.83Thrice have we pared them off, but with fresh pain, In compass of a thought they rise again. Its true, 'tis no…
421913–1952475T3 Sickness, physic and doctors0.85Help, Father, help, I am hurried hence perforce. Draw weapons, where's the princess, follow him, Stay the Fren…
431953–1982478unassignedTricks, Ampedo, tricks, devices, and mad hieroglyphics, mirth, mirth, and melody. O, there's more music in thi…
441983–2048500unassignedBurnt? soldiers bind him. Tortures shall wring both hat and purse from you, Villain, i'll be revenged for that…
452049–2110470T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions0.78But this sad night will make an end of me. Brother, farewell, grief, famine, sorrow, want, Have made an end of…
462111–2171462T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions0.83O dread deity. Kneel not to me: if Fortune list to frown, You need not fall down, for she'll spurn you down. A…
472172–2233467T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions0.88She that hath conquers thee; how dar'st thou come, Thus tricked in gaudy Feathers, and thus guarded, Which cro…
482234–2297475T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions0.79Fortune thouart vanquished: sacred deity, O now pronounce who wins the victory, And yet that sentence needs no…